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translated string is the name of a variable. Flip leading <code>$</code>
and <code>"</code> if this should be a quoted substitution.</h2>
<h3 id="problematic-code">Problematic code:</h3>
<div class="sourceCode" id="cb1"><pre class="sourceCode sh"><code class="sourceCode bash"><span id="cb1-1"><a href="SC2256.html#cb1-1" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="va">var</span><span class="op">=</span><span class="st">&quot;foo&quot;</span></span>
<span id="cb1-2"><a href="SC2256.html#cb1-2" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="bu">echo</span> <span class="st">$&quot;var&quot;</span></span></code></pre></div>
<h3 id="correct-code">Correct code:</h3>
<div class="sourceCode" id="cb2"><pre class="sourceCode sh"><code class="sourceCode bash"><span id="cb2-1"><a href="SC2256.html#cb2-1" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="va">var</span><span class="op">=</span><span class="st">&quot;foo&quot;</span></span>
<span id="cb2-2"><a href="SC2256.html#cb2-2" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="bu">echo</span> <span class="st">&quot;</span><span class="va">$var</span><span class="st">&quot;</span></span></code></pre></div>
<h3 id="rationale">Rationale:</h3>
<p><code>$".."</code> is a localized string, for example,
<code>echo $"Hello $USER"</code> along with the proper translation files
can be used to have the script say "Bonjour, youruser" in French
locales.</p>
<p>In this case, ShellCheck found a localized string whose contents is
also the name of a variable. This could have happened because the user
wanted a far more common quoted substitution, e.g. <code>"$var"</code>,
but accidentally switched the leading <code>$</code> and
<code>"</code>.</p>
<h3 id="exceptions">Exceptions:</h3>
<p>If you do want a localized string whose contents is also an active
variable, you can <a href="ignore.html">ignore</a> this warning or rename the
variable.</p>
<h3 id="related-resources">Related resources:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Help by adding links to BashFAQ, StackOverflow, man pages, POSIX,
etc!</li>
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